Benched: Wild make Matt Dumba a healthy scratch against Carolina
Matt Dumba will not be on the ice Thursday night when the Minnesota Wild face the Carolina Hurricanes. He'll be in the press box as a healthy scratch for the first time this season.
Head coach Dean Evason broke the news to Dumba and the media this morning.
“I won’t get into specifics, but he knows why he’s sitting out,” Evason told reporters. Michael Russo of The Athletic reports that Dumba was surprised by the decision.
Dumba says he was surprised to be scratched tonight and “it’s an organization decision.” Says he feels his game has been really good lately, but he wasn’t and they weren’t happy with his game in Washington. #mnwild
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) January 19, 2023
Alex Goligoski, who has been a healthy scratch 26 times this season, will replace Dumba and be paired with Jonas Brodin for the 6 p.m. game against the Hurricanes.
Dumba may be in his final days with the Wild. He's in the final year of his contract and Minnesota could wind up trading him before the March 3 deadline.
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